Process Engineer - Industrial Automation

Iron Mountain; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

Retirement plans

Travel flexibility

Job summary

Iron Mountain is seeking a Process Engineer for Asset Lifecycle Management & ITAD Operations to evaluate and optimize workflows across facilities. You will identify gaps, standardize procedures, and implement Lean solutions to improve productivity and quality.

Domestic travel is required to work with floor teams and leaders across sites. You will map flows, analyze bottlenecks, and develop SOPs while collaborating with IT/Operations to enhance serialized asset tracking and data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Lean principles applied in manufacturing, refurbishment, warehousing, or reverse logistics preferred.
• Willingness to travel domestically on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Visit facilities, observe frontline workflows and identify discrepancies between actual work and standard procedures.
• Map material and information flows, perform root-cause analysis on bottlenecks and rework queues.
• Author SOPs, visual job aids, and work instructions to standardize practices across sites.
• Conduct time and motion studies to assess cycle times, labor utilization, and throughput.
• Optimize floor layouts, tooling, and ergonomics; support asset tracking and data entry improvements with IT/Operations.

Skills

Lean methodologies

Data analysis

Project leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Excel/Google Sheets

WMS systems

Job description

Process Engineer - Asset Lifecycle Management & ITAD Operations

Iron Mountain Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) is seeking an experienced and hands-on Process Engineer to evaluate, standardize, and optimize operational workflows across multiple facilities. Supporting our IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) operations-spanning receiving, sorting, testing, data sanitization, refurbishment, and shipping-spanning this role works directly with floor teams to identify root causes of process gaps, eliminate waste, and implement practical solutions that drive measurable gains in productivity, ergonomics, and quality.

Assess & Improve Floor Operations

• Visit facilities, observe frontline workflows, and partner with operators and site leaders to identify discrepancies between actual work and standard procedures.

Apply Lean & Eliminate Root Causes

• Map material and information flows, perform root-cause analysis on bottlenecks and rework queues, and use Lean methodologies (5S, VSM, Kaizen, standard work) to streamline operations.

Standardize & Document Workflows

• Author standard operating procedures (SOPs), visual job aids, and work instructions that establish consistent, repeatable practices across multiple sites while accounting for localized variations.
• Conduct time and motion studies to assess cycle times, labor utilization, and throughput, tracking KPIs such as first-pass yield, processing time, and unit processing costs.
• Optimize floor layouts, tooling, and ergonomics to reduce motion waste and fatigue, while collaborating with IT/Operations to streamline serialized asset tracking and data entry.

Professional Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in process engineering, industrial engineering, continuous improvement, or related operational optimization roles.
• Practical expertise applying Lean principles within manufacturing, refurbishment, warehousing, or reverse logistics environments (Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus).

Analytical & Communication Skills

• High proficiency in spreadsheet modeling (Excel/Google Sheets) to interpret operational data, paired with strong communication and project leadership skills to train and influence multi-site teams.
• Prior exposure to ITAD, electronics recycling/refurbishment, serialized asset tracking/WMS systems, or enterprise IT hardware (servers, laptops, GPUs, networking).

Education & Travel

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience) and willingness to travel regularly domestically with occasional international trips.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off, holiday schedules, and travel flexibility.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, and retirement plans.

Li-Remote Where State, Municipal, Provincial, Territorial or other legal minimum wages exceed the federal minimum wage, employees are entitled to the higher rate.

Category: Project/Program Management Group